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4 : I' I doe give to my three daughters Mary ham, & Abigall Jons & Elizabeth Newte : to each one of them : a heiffer of two years old or upward to be delivered to each of them or their order within ten daies after my deseace-
5 : It I give to my son trustrom heard the one half of ye hun- dred acers of Land which was granted me by ye towne & Layed out by william wintworth Ralfe hall & John hall to him & his heirs Executors adminestrators, & assignes for ever & one Lott of the two Lots which I have in Cochecha marshes-
6 : It I doe give to my son Samuel heard two steears betwen on & two years old to be delivered to him or his order within ten days After my deseac-
7 : It I give to my daughter dorcas heard ye thirty acers of Land which I bought of Joseph saunders as by his bill of saill dated the twenty fourth of october 1669 situate neare Cochecho : to her, her heires Executors adminestrators or Assignes for ever = & allsoe I give hur the fether bed & bedsteed with the bolsters & pillers Rugg blankets & what doth belong to it which is now Called by the name of dorcase bed == & two Cowes to be delivered to her or to her order : in ten days After my decease, & ye decease of hur mother
8 : It I give unto my prentice John walldron, Iff hee doe faith- fully serve his time according to his Indenture : one Cow to be delivered him-
9: I' I give to my well beloved wiff Elizabeth heard for Love & Efection I doe owe & bear to hur, & for her Comfortable maintenance ye use & profit of ye one halff of my plantation
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(Joyntly with my Executor) as it is now Improved duering her naturall Liff & allso ye halfe of ye Stock both without dors & with in dores duering her Life, & ye Liberty to despose of ye one halfe of ye Increase Leveing the Stock of quick stuff as shee shall find it, & as for ye on halfe of the wollen Linen bedding brass & puter shee to have ye Liberty to despose as shee shall see good
IO It I doe make & ordain my son Nathaniel heard to by my heire, & Executor of all my Estatt which is not formerly by this my will ordered & disposed of ; to him his heirs Executors admin- estrators & assignes for ever (all wais provided any thing in this my will to ye Contrary notwithstanding) that is If my Sa Execu- tor Nathaniel heard, doe hapen to dy & not being married that then my will is that Lands shall returne to my sons Samuel & trustrom heard Equally betwen them & to their heirs & or assignes for ever, & the moveables to be Equally devided betwen my four daughters mary ham Abigall Jons Elizabeth Nute & dorcas heard but If my son Nathaniel doe hapen to mary and have no Isue Lawfully begotten, but shall Leave A widoe or Relique behind him, my will is that his sd wedoe shall Enjoy ye whole Estat which he shall be possesed of : duering her widdohud but If shee hapen to mary shee shall have but ye on third part of ye Lands, & the other two thirds to Return to my saied sons samuel & trustrom : & After her deseace her one third part shall be to them allsoe
Signed Sealed & delivered
the mark of
John X heard [Seall]
In ye presence of us
Richard waldron
Abraham Lee John Evens
[Recorded 1692.] [Deeds, vol. 5, p. 86.]
[Release by Samuel Heard of Dover of all claim against the estate, Jan. 24, 1688/9, for two steers left to him in the will : wit- nesses, Thomas Downs and John Davis. ]
[Deeds, vol. 5, p. 88.]
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[Release by John Ham of Dover, in behalf of his wife, Mary Ham, of all claim against the estate of her father, John Heard, Jan. 24, 1688/9, for one heifer left to her in his will ; witnesses, John Davis and John Hayes.]
[Deeds, vol. 5, p. 88.]
[Release by Jenkin Jones of Dover, in behalf of his wife, Abi- gail Jones, of all claim against the estate of her father, John Heard, Jan. 24, 1688/9, for one heifer left to her in the will; witnesses, John Davis and Thomas Downs.]
[Deeds, vol. 5, p. 89.]
[Release by James Nute, Jr., of Dover, in behalf of his wife, Elizabeth Nute, of all claim against the estate of her father, John Heard, Jan. 24, 1688/9, for one heifer left to her in the will ; witnesses, Richard Otis and John Evans.]
[Deeds, vol. 5, p. 89.]
[Release by Benjamin Heard of Dover of all claim against the estate, March 12, 1688/9, in consideration of the receipt of all his father's clothes, both woolen and linen ; witnesses, Samuel Heard and John Ham.]
[Deeds, vol. 5, p. 88.]
Att a Court of Probate 28th October 1701
Tristram Hird appeared and desired that the Estate of John Hird his father decd might be Settled according to Law, his said father dying Intestate as he thinks /
Elizabeth Hird [widow] and Relict of John Hird aforesaid appeared and Leaves all her Right of Said Estate to the Man- agement of the Honourable the Lieu' Governour
Sarah Hird daughter in Law to the Said decd alsoe appeared and desired that the Lieut Govern" would be pleased to Settle the Said Estate amongst those to whome it properly belonged to.
Lieu' Governour told them he would Consider of what had been Said and desired ;
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 28.]
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Att a Court of Probate * * 4th Septr 1702
Tristram Hird moved to His Hon' the Lieu' Govern' by his Attornyes m' Jabiz Ring and m' Thomas Manning that the Said Hird might have Letters of Administration Granted to him Of his late father John Hird decª his Estate /
The Lieut Govern' was please to Answer that as there was a will formerly made by the Said John Hird, and was Endeavoured to be proved in S' Edmund Andrews time, but all the Witnesses being Suddenly cutt off by the Indians Said Will was never legally proved, and the Exec' mentioned in Said will had taken the Estate into his hands, and he being Sometime since deceased the widdow of Said Executor mentioned in Said will, hath possest the Estate and Enjoyed the same to this time. therefor he thinks it Not proper to Grant Letters of Administration to Said Tristram Hird in any other manner, but as de Bonis Non Cum Testamento Annexo :
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 39.]
[Petition of Tristram Heard, March 7, 1703/4, for administra- tion on the estate of his father, John Heard of Cocheco, he being the only son living, and his mother having renounced administra- tration.
Ordered that Sarah Heard, formerly widow of John Heard, be cited.]
As to Tristram Heard or his mother's praying Administration upon the estate of Jnº Heard Decd --
I Sarah Fors late wife of Nath1 Heard Decd, Say that ye Estate of Jnº Heard is already Distributed according to his Will wch will is allowed by the Last Honrable Judge of probate of Wills as ap- pears on Record, Soe yt theres noe need of Administration, if any part of ye Sª Estate, belonging to the Sd Tristram Heard or his mother is withheld from ym the Law is open for their Recovery of it out of those hands in whose tis Found-
William Foste Sarah fors
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[Endorsed] Wm ffost and Sarah his wife their reasons why Tristram Hird ought not to Administer 1705
Att a Court of probate the Second day of October 1705 Elizabeth Hird widdow of John Hird formerly of Cochecha yeo- man deceased, and Tristram Hird, Sonn of the Said John Hird ; appeared at this Court, and Moved to the Judge to have Letters of Administration granted him of the Estate of the Said John Hird. /
William ffoss and Sarah his wife, formerly the widow of Nathan- iel Hird, Brother to the Said Tristram Hird, Sonn of the Said John Hird, and gave in their Reasons in writeing why Elizabeth Hird, and Tristram Hird ought not to Administer which Reasons are as followeth in haec Verba Sequen. /
As to Tristram Hird or his mother praying Administration Upon the Estate of John Hird decd Sarah ffoss late wife of Nathaniel Hird deceased Say ; that the Estate of John Hird. is already dis- tributed according to his will, which will is Allowed by the last Honrble Judge of probates of Wills as appears on Record Soe that there is noe need of Administration ; if any part of the Said Estate belonging to the Said Tristram Hird, or his mother is with held from them, the Law is open for their Recovery of it out of those hands in whose it is found
[Administration not granted.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 69.]
[Bond of Tristram Heard of Cocheco, yeoman, July 2, 1706, in the sum of £200, for the guardianship of John Heard, son of Samuel Heard of Cocheco ; witnesses, N. Follett and John Tuttle. ]
JOHN DAM 1687 DOVER
In the Name of God amen I Jnº Dam of Dover Sent in Piscata- qua being very weak,
First I will & bequeath unto my son Jnº Dam a piece of Marsh in the Great bay on the South East Side of a Crick Runing
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down the Marsh & to goe to the little Pond and a trench running the other Sd of the marsh & allso I give to my Son Jnº Dam fortie Shillings in goods at prises Curt and I will & bequeath unto my Son Wm Dam fortie Shillings in Goods at prices Curr"t
thirdly I will to my three daughters namely Elizbth White- house first I give to her three pounds fourthly I will & bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Cane three pounds
Fefthly I will & bequeath unto my daughter Judy Tibbets her heires all my Moveable goods wthin dores or wthoute dores Namely all my Cattle Sheep horskind & Swine Plowes, Carts chaines harrow, Cunnooes or any thing Elce that is property my Estate & allsoe I doe Signifie that I have gieven a deed of Sale to my daughter Tibbetts her Heires for all her houses lands Marsh that is propperly mine Except what is above written & allsoe I will that my daughter Judy Tibbetts be the sole Execut'x of this my will & I will that my daughter Judy Tibbetts or her heires pay the Legacies above written wthin one year & half after my deceas in goods at prices currtt & lastly I give to my Grand Daughter Abigl Dam a Cow & a Calfe & that my daughter doe pay it in time above sd and to Signifie that is my Will, I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the nineteenth day of May 1687 :
Signed Sealed & delivered Jnº Dam Sen' [Seal]
presentia nostrum Joseph Beard Edwd Allen
[Proved, no date. Recorded March 23, 1693/4.]
[Deeds, vol. 5, p. 90.]
CLAUDE CHAMPION I687 ISLES OF SHOALS
[Bond of William Button of Jersey, merchant, with Robert Elliott of Great Island as surety, in the sum of £50, Sept. 15, 1687, for the administration of the estate of Claude Champion of the Isles of Shoals.]
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[Inventory ; amount, £33.4.5} ; attested by William Button before Walter Barefoote Dec. 6, 1687.]
[Account of the estate; receipts, £7.17.5; disbursements, £8.17.4; attested by William Button before Walter Barefoote March 3, 1687/8.]
MICHAEL MANN I687 PORTSMOUTH
pascadaway desember ye 16th 1687-
In the name of god the 16th day of December 1687/8 third yeare of ye Reigne of our Soveraign Lord ye king James, I michaell man of ye province of New hampshirell of body
Item to my sister Mary man ten pounds and to my sister sarah white ten pound, and too each of their Children ten shilengs to my Cosen Ana man one gold Ring, & to mary man the younger one gold Ring & one silver bodkin, & to my sister sarah young- est daughter all that shall appere to be oweing to me in England, secondly I doe give to my Cosen sarah Cutt five pounds, & to Cosen Elizabeth kennerd five pounds & to my Cosen hannah Jose five pounds, to my Cosen susana martyn five pounds : and doe ordain my Cosen peter man all such sumes of mony as shall appere to be mine and all my Cloaths, & all other things as shall appere from any person or persons whatsoever and doe ordain him my Lawfull Executor, & doe desier my unkle Richard mar- tyn to be his overseer tell hee shall Com in full age-
Witnes michall man
John tucker John snell Elizabeth hopely [Proved Sept. 14, 1691.] [Deeds, vol. 5, p. 77.]
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JOHN GALE
I687 PORTSMOUTH
In the name of God Amen The twentieth Day of Decem one thousand six hundred Eightey seaven I John Galle, of Portsmº in the pro of Newhampshire Taylour beeing sick of Bodey *
Imp I Give and beequeath to my well beloved Wife sarah Galle : the halfe of the house that I now Dwell in : which I and ffrancis Tucker Bought beetweene us of Will: Love situat and beeing on ye Great Island in portsm° afforsaid my ?te beeing the notherend and Containe one Garett ; one Chamber one Lower Room : the poarch Chamber, and halfe the seller under ye said Lower Roome aforsaid ; and halfe the Land belonging to the said houss ; as allso all other Lands goods ; and Chattells what so Ever beelonging to me ; in New England
And I doe allso make my Wife Sarah Galle my soale Execu- trex ; Giveing her all my Estat Reall and # sonall-
In witness Whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale ye Day and yeare above Wrighten
Signed Sealed And Delivered
John X Galle [seal] his Mark
In the #sence of us-
Robt Elliot
Jos: Rayn
Francis Tucker
Nicho Heskins .
[Proved March 7, 1687/8.]
SAMUEL WINDSOR 1687
[Inventory of the " Goods belonging, To Sam1 Winsor, de- ceased, found In a Chest In Edw: Martins house, One smutti- nose Iland," Dec. 28, 1687 ; amount, £39.4.9 ; signed by Andrew Deamont and Philip Odiorne.]
The Deposition of William Bennett, aged Thirty One years, or Thereabout, Taken and Sworne This 29th day of february ; 168] :
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This Deponent Saith, That being In discourse wth Samuel Wind- sor about a month before his death, he heard him declare, That In Case he should decease before Edward Martin, of Smuttinose Iland, That he would give unto him, and his wife, all the Estate he had In New England for his friends In England, had Enough of his already In Their hands ;
William Benot Came and Made othe att this entant bee fore mee that this was ye troth
Andro Demont Jestous of pese
The Deposition of Thomas Alexander, aged Twenty Seaven years, or y'abouts ;. Taken This : 28th day, of february ; 168} ;
This deponent saith ; That he hath often Times heard Samuel Windsor declare before his death That In Case he died In New England, a single man ; he would give all his Estate, In This Country, To Gillin Martin, ye wife of Edward Martin, of smutti- nose Iland ;
Thomas Alexander Came and Mad oath att this entant bee fore me that this wase ye troth
Androw Damont Jestous of Pese
[Bond of Edward Martin of the Isles of Shoals, fisherman, March 6, 1687/8, in the sum of £20, for the administration of the estate. ]
"JAMES GOSS 1688 1
[Inventory of the estate of James Goss " now in the hands of John ffoste who Married the Relick of sd Gosse," taken May 7, 1688; amount. £28.19.4 ; signed by Richard Paine and Hum- phrey Chadbourne ; attested by John Foss, administrator, Sept. 4, 1688.]
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AUDREY LUX 1688 PORTSMOUTH
. In the name of God Amen I Audery Lux of Portsmº upon grete Iland on Piscatequa River Widdo
Item I give and bequeth Unto Jnº Crainch and Elizabeth Cranch my Grand children and Children of Andrew Crainch of Grete Island Aforesaid all that my parsell of Land wth the Appur- tenanses Lyinge and beinge in Kittery nere the fales in Brabets Harbor to them the said Jnº and Elizabeth there Haires and Assignes for Ever. Item I give and bequeth to the said Jnº and Elizabeth Cranch on parsell of Land Called and Knowne by the Name of Lux his feld Lyinge at the Beetch In Grete Island Afforesaid Containeinge by Estymatyon foure Akers or there aboute to him the said Jnº and Elizabeth there Heires and Assignes for Ever wch wth the Land in Kittery, before bequethed to them is Equally to be Devided betwene them, and In Case ether the said Jnº or Elizabeth Should happen to Depart this Life before hee or shee shall have Attained to the Aidge of one & twenty yeres and shall have No Heire Lawfully begotten of his or her Body So Dyinge my Will and Meninge is that the Equall parte of the Two parsells of Land given to him or her So Dyinge, shall be and Remaine to the surviver of the said Jnº and Elizabeth and his or her Haires or Assignes for Ever, and if it shall happen that booth the said Jnº and Elizabeth shall Dye as aforesaid before the Aidge of one and Twenty yeres and Leve No Haires Lawfully begotten Then I give and bequeth the said two parsells of Land Unto Abyshag Marshall my Daughter the wife of Tho8 Marshall of Grete Iland Aforesaid and to her Heires and assigns for Ever. Item I give and bequeath Unto my son in Law Andrew Crantch ye sum of ffive shill's as a Token of my Love to be paid him wth in three Monthes next after my Desease. Item I give & bequeth Unto my Daughter Abyshag Marshall Aforesaid all my Houses Lands tenements warehouses oarchards Gardens and wharfes wth there Appurtenanses Not allredy Disposed of in this will Lyinge and beinge In Grete Iland Aforesaid or Else whare to her the said Abyshag Her Haires & Assignes for Ever, and
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I further Give to the said Abyshage all my Personall Estate, for and towards the paym' of my Debtes Legasies funerall Charges and probate of this my Said Laste will of wch I make ordaine and Appoynt the Said Abyshage Soole Executrix and to wch I have set my hand and this Ninth Daye of June in the fourth Yere of the'Raigne of our Lord James the second by the grace of God of England &c King Defender of ye faith &c Annoque Domine I688
The words (not Allredy Dis- posed of in this will) ware En- terlind before ye Publishing hereof
The Marke of Audery X Lux [sele]
Sealed Signed & Published In the presents of-
George Person
James Booth
George Payn
Portsmº 13th 7ber 1700
. A trew Copia taken from ye Record & Compard.
₹ Wm Vaughan Recorder
[Proved Feb. 1, 1691/2.]
WALTER BAREFOOTE I688 NEWCASTLE
In the Name of God Amen
I Walter Barefoot of Great Island in ye Province of New Hamp- shire in New England Esq', being of sound perfect & disposing memory, tho weak in body,
I the said Walter Barefoot do hereby Devise & bequeath to Thomas Wiggin my Brother in law, and to my Sister Sarah his Wife, my House & Land with the appurtenances, situate & lying at Strawberry bank in Portsmouth in said Province (now in ye possession of John Pickering Sen") And also my House & Land situate & lying at Greenland, containing about Two hundred acres : And also my Land lying & being at Merrimack river, containing about Thirteene hundred acres : To have and to hold all the said
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Lands & p'misses to the said Thomas Wiggin and Sarah his Wife & her heirs for ever; they paying and discharging all my just Debts & Legacies by me hereafter given & bequeathed.
I devise and bequeath to Joseph Clark Son of John Clark of Great Island aforesaid Mariner ffive Hundred acres of my Land in the Province of Main : which I purchased of Capt" ffrancis. Cham- pernoon, adjoining to his Island, begin'ing at ye Stepstones & run- ning to Brarboard harbour : To have and to hold to the said Joseph Clark his heirs & assigns for ever, excepting forty acres by me disposed of.
And I likewise devise & bequeath to Thomas Wiggin aforesaid & Sarah his Wife, ffive hundred acres of my Land in ye said Province of Main which I purchased of Colonel John Archdale, lying on the backside of the said ffive hundred acres purchased of the said ffrancis Champernoon (as aforesaid ;) To have and to hold to the said Thomas Wiggin and Sarah his Wife their heirs and assigns for ever.
I devise and bequeath to my said Beloved Sister Sarah Wife of Thomas Wiggin aforesaid, All that my Land with the Sawmill & appurtenances lying & being at Lamprill river, formerly in the possession of Robert Wadleigh ; To have and to hold to her the said Sarah, during her natural life; and after her decease I devise & bequeath the same to her Daughters, Sarah & Susanna, To have and to hold to them their heirs & assigns for ever equally to be devided.
I devise & bequeath to my Cousin Thomas Wiggin Son of the said Thomas Wiggin my Brother in law, All that my Land with the appurtenances lying & being at Lampril river, containing about Three hundred acres, which I purchased of William Hilton Charles Hilton, & Samuel Hilton ; And one hundred acres of marsh (or thereabouts ;) the moiety or half part whereof I pur- chased of the said William Hilton, Charles Hilton, & Samuel Hilton ; and the other moiety or half part I purchased of Robert Mason Esq'; As by the Deeds of Sale may more fully appear ; To have and to hold to him the said Thomas Wiggin Jun' his heirs and assigns for ever.
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I devise and bequeath to Edward Hilton Son of Edward Hilton of Exceter in the said Province, the Debt due & owing to me from ye aforesaid Edward Hilton, his ffather, being Nine pounds, to- gether with ye Bill by which it is due.
I devise and bequeath to John Clark aforesaid, All that my Land lying and Being at Saco in ye Province of Main aforesaid ; To have and to hold to him, his heirs & assigns for ever.
I devise & bequeath to Joseph Clark Son of the said John Clark, All that my Dwelling house ( with the appurtenances) and Land containing half an acre, situate & lying on Great Island aforesaid, near the House of John Clark aforesaid, To have and to hold to him ye sd Joseph Clark his heirs & assigns for ever. But I will that Elizabeth Clark his Mother, shall have the use of the said House & p'misses during her natural life.
I devise and bequeath to the other Children of the said John Clark viz: Love, Isaac, & Jacob, all that my Land containing about Seven acres, lying & being on Great Island aforesaid : And also One acre of Land adjoining to the said Land, and to John Lewis his House and Land, & which I formerly purchased of him To have and to hold to them their heirs & assigns for ever : to be equally devided between them.
I devise and bequeath All that my Land at Spruce Creek in the said Province of Main, containing about One thousand acres, which I formerly purchased of Doct' Henry Greenland, I devise it to him ye said Henry Greenland ; To have and to hold to him his heirs & assigns for ever.
I give and bequeath to John Tufton Esq' Ten pounds, to be paid in Currant Pay.
I give and bequeath to Richard Chamberlain Esq' Ten pounds in Currant Pay.
I give & bequeath to Robert Tufton & Catherine his Wife One hundred pounds in Currant Pay-
I give and bequeath to Joseph Rayn ffive pounds in Currant Pay.
I give and bequeath to John Lee (my Cousin) ffifty pounds in Currant Pay.
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I give and bequeath to my Beloved Sister Sarah before named, my Great Bible.
I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Clark aforesaid my two Chests which are at my House aforesaid, together with all that is therein contained (except ye writings, and so many yards of Dowlas as will make half a dozen Shirts; which quantity of Dowlas I do hereby give & bequeath to Richard Chamberlain abovesd) And all the Money Goods Chattels & Moveables which I have at this House of John Clark where I am at prsent, I give & bequeath to her ye said Elizabeth Clark.
I give & bequeath to Nathan Bedford Ten pounds to be paid in Currant Pay ; and also one ffeather bed, with ye Boulster Rug & Blanket
I give & bequeath to Thomas Swaffer Ten pounds in mony.
I give & bequeath to Robert Tufton afores'd my best Bever hat.
I give & bequeath to John Clark afores'd my Cow, to be killd & spent in his family.
I give & bequeath to ye Poor of Great Island afores'd, ffive pounds, to be paid in Mony, Corn, or Provision.
I do hereby constitute & appoint my sd Brother in Law Thomas Wiggin Sen', my full & sole Executor of this my Last Will & Testament. And I desire my good friends, sd Richard Chamber- lain & Capt" Samuel Wentworth to be Overseers of ye same, & do hereby impower them to see the same, & every thing therein contained, to be duly performed.
In testimony that this is my Last Will & Testament I have hereto set my hand & seal the Third day of October in ye ffourth Year of ye Reign of Our Souver" Lord James ye Second King of England &c. An'oq D'ni 1688.
Signed Sealed delivered & pub-
lished (after ye rasure of ye 17th & 18th lines) in prsence of
Shadrach Walton W'm Godsoe- Henry Trevethan
Walter Barefoot
his X Mark [seal]
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We John Lee & Thomas Swaffer heard the herein named Wal- ter Barefoot Esq' declare that this Writing being his Last Will & Testament was read all unto him inst as it is herein set down : And did agen publish ye same. Octobr 8th 1688.
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John Lee Thomas Swaffer
[Proved Feb. 21, 1688/9.] [Suffolk County, Mass., Probate Files. ]
JONATHAN PERKINS I688/9 HAMPTON
[Inventory of the estate of Jonathan Perkins of Hampton, who died Jan. 20, 1688/9; amount, £140.0.0; signed by John Moul- ton and John Leavitt. On the back is written " Josias Sanbourne Sarah his wife Rich - Sanbourne Stephen Sanbourne all of Hamp- ton Planters."]
ANTHONY STANYAN I688/9 HAMPTON
[Inventory of the estate of Anthony Stanyan of Hampton, Feb. 21, 1688/9 ; amount, £45.18.2; signed by Nathaniel Weare and Joseph Smith ; attested by Nathaniel Weare, Feb. 24, 1692/3.]
THOMAS COTTON 1689/90 PORTSMOUTH
1689/90 march the 6th
I thomas Cotton of portsm° being sick of body
my five & twenty acers of Land Lying & being In portsmouth I will & bequeath to my brother Edword beal, & the remainder of my goods & Estat be it in debts dues bills bonds or what thing or way so ever I give & bequeath to my brother benjamin Cotton : I allso make my Sª brother Edwerd beal & benjamin Cotton Ex- ecutors of this my Last will & testement : desiering them prepor- tionablly to pay my Lawfull debts I allso bequeath my wearing
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